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White County, GA


Designated Market Area: Atlanta, GA-AL-NC
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 29,668   ( 1,664 from 2020)
Land area: 240.7 square miles
Population density: 123.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:26,823 90.41% 4.0%
Black:6262.11% 13.4%
Indian:1400.47% 11.1%
Asian:2050.69% 10.2%
2+ races:5181.75% 12.9%
Hispanic:1,3564.57% 51.2%
Total non-White:2,8459.59% 28.2%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,138 10.2
Deaths:1,75115.6
Net Migration: 2,16319.3
Net Immigration: 1000.9
Change in White population:1,039 3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:625 2.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
28,004
25,78492.07%
5521.97%
1260.45%
1860.66%
4591.64%
8973.20%
2,2207.93%

2010
27,144
25,45393.77%
4541.67%
1200.44%
1330.49%
3251.20%
6472.38%
1,6916.23%

2000
19,944
18,80494.28%
4322.17%
800.40%
1130.57%
1980.99%
3111.56%
1,1405.72%

1990
13,006
12,55596.53%
3372.59%
300.23%
260.20%
n/a
580.45%
4513.47%

1980
10,120
9,59194.77%
3993.94%
220.22%
260.26%
n/a
820.81%
5295.23%

1970
7,742
7,24293.54%
4515.83%
20.03%
30.04%
n/a
430.56%
500 6.46%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
2,481 9.1
2,5179.3
3,54413.1
1390.5
331 1.2
529 1.9
2000's
NumberRate
2,687 13.5
2,07710.4
4,70423.6
1180.6
6,649 33.3
551 2.8
1990's
NumberRate
2,069 15.9
1,39910.8
5,02638.6
290.2
6,249 48.0
689 5.3
1980's
NumberRate
1,492 14.7
939 9.3
2,326 23.0
n/a
2,964 29.3
-78 -0.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,699 21.9
n/a
2,349 30.3
29 0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for White County, GA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
45.3
5,451 9.5%
52,221 90.5%
6,446 11.2%
10,344
2.68
7,687 74.3%
6,295 81.9%
560 7.3%
2,657 25.7%

2010
NumberPercent
42.3
6,200 22.8%
20,944 77.2%
4,754 17.5%
10,646
2.52
7,750 72.8%
6,127 79.1%
575 7.4%
2,896 27.2%

2000
NumberPercent
38.2
4,607 23.1%
15,337 76.9%
2,882 14.5%
7,730
2.51
5,805 75.1%
4,977 85.7%
324 5.6%
1,925 24.9%

1990
NumberPercent
36.8
3,000 23.1%
10,006 76.9%
1,922 14.8%
4,889
2.56
3,824 78.2%
3,316 86.7%
159 4.2%
1,065 21.8%

1980
NumberPercent
32.0
2,785 27.5%
7,335 72.5%
1,317 13.0%
3,543
2.74
2,880 81.3%
2,518 87.4%
154 5.3%
663 18.7%

2022 Housing Data for White County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units13,798 
Median Value$232,000 
Occupied10,34475.0%
Vacant3,45425.0%
Owned7,81975.6%
Rented2,52524.4%
Median Rent$950 
Single-Family Units10,37675.2%
    Detached10,18673.8%
    Attached1901.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units5373.9%
Mobile Homes2,36517.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for White County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005625.4%
$10,000 to $14,9992442.4%
$15,000 to $19,9994214.1%
$20,000 to $24,9993042.9%
$25,000 to $29,9995175.0%
$30,000 to $34,9994043.9%
$35,000 to $39,9994234.1%
$40,000 to $44,9995485.3%
$45,000 to $49,9996836.6%
$50,000 to $59,9996656.4%
$60,000 to $74,9999419.1%
$75,000 to $99,9991,90518.4%
$100,000 to $124,9991,23011.9%
$125,000 to $149,9993913.8%
$150,000 to $199,9995885.7%
$200,000 or more5185.0%
Median Household Income66,256 
Per Capita Income32,311 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state77 
Compared to U.S.73 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI4464.3%
Public Assistance1471.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,0179.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed11,31468.8%
Unemployed3712.3%
In Armed Forces140.1%
Total Labor Force11,69971.1%
Not in Labor Force4,74528.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 31.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,3163,72553.7%
Non-Profit31931250.6%
Self-Employed1,14260865.3%
Local Government73952658.4%
State Government19147028.9%
Federal Government8214236.6%
Total Private + Self5,4584,33355.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,3311,45047.9%
Total6,7895,78354.0%
Pct. Govt.17.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,38111.0%
Sales and Office Occupations2,94623.4%
Professional, Technical2,82222.4%
Service Occupations2,28818.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing240.2%
All others3,16125.1%
White Collar 56.7%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance1,75413.9%
Retail trade1,75113.9%
Accommodation and food services1,28910.2%
Educational services1,1979.5%
Manufacturing1,1909.4%
Construction1,0488.3%
Public administration6655.3%
Transportation and warehousing5764.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.5194.1%
Other services4803.8%
Professional, scientific, technical4783.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3753.0%
Wholesale trade3322.6%
Finance and insurance3122.5%
Information2622.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing1501.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1291.0%
Utilities910.7%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for White County, GA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican5601.99%
Puerto Rican1280.45%
Cuban850.30%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American10.00%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan10.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1330.47%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian350.12%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian980.35%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic580.21%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian650.23%
Vietnamese610.22%
Filipino450.16%
Chinese30.01%
Korean20.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English25,82696.5%
Spanish5181.9%
Other Indo-European1150.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun860.3%
German, other Germanic810.3%
Vietnamese610.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic470.2%
Tagalog300.1%
Other70.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English5,00417.8%
Irish4,64716.5%
American3,57912.7%
German3,42112.1%
Scottish1,0363.7%
Italian9483.4%
Scotch-Irish6592.3%
Polish5852.1%
French4721.7%
European3921.4%
Dutch2921.0%
British1760.6%
Norwegian1680.6%
Welsh1440.5%
Swedish1280.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen28,05099.6%
Not a citizen1150.4%
Native27,53197.7%
Foreign-born6342.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for White County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
979 4.9%1,885 9.5%6,223 31.2%6,228 31.3%2,647 13.3%1,960 9.8%
  Average years of education: 13.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 979 4.9%
9-12 Years 1,885 9.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 6,223 31.2%
Some College 6,228 31.3%
Bach. Degree 2,647 13.3%
Grad Degree 1,960 9.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for White County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 6,845 6,530 315 4.6% 5.4%
1991 7,157 6,775 382 5.3% 5.3%
1992 7,926 7,502 424 5.3% 6.6%
1993 8,165 7,822 343 4.2% 5.7%
1994 8,475 8,126 349 4.1% 5.1%
1995 8,868 8,595 273 3.1% 4.8%
1996 9,345 9,023 322 3.4% 4.6%
1997 9,512 9,118 394 4.1% 4.5%
1998 9,161 8,806 355 3.9% 4.2%
1999 9,336 8,927 409 4.4% 3.8%
2000 10,769 10,393 376 3.5% 3.5%
2001 10,878 10,482 396 3.6% 4.1%
2002 11,115 10,631 484 4.4% 5.3%
2003 11,445 10,979 466 4.1% 5.1%
2004 11,543 11,041 502 4.3% 5.1%
2005 12,024 11,450 574 4.8% 5.7%
2006 12,448 11,943 505 4.1% 5.1%
2007 12,884 12,382 502 3.9% 4.9%
2008 12,622 11,872 750 5.9% 6.8%
2009 12,397 11,127 1,270 10.2% 10.4%
2010 12,941 11,603 1,338 10.3% 10.7%
2011 13,142 11,848 1,294 9.8% 10.1%
2012 13,524 12,371 1,153 8.5% 9.0%
2013 13,777 12,766 1,011 7.3% 8.1%
2014 13,812 12,950 862 6.2% 7.1%
2015 13,625 12,906 719 5.3% 6.1%
2016 14,481 13,801 680 4.7% 5.4%
2017 15,847 15,229 618 3.9% 4.8%
2018 16,189 15,689 500 3.1% 4.0%
2019 16,570 16,113 457 2.8% 3.5%
2020 16,197 15,491 706 4.4% 6.5%
2021 16,612 16,187 425 2.6% 3.9%
2022 17,015 16,609 406 2.4% 3.0%
2023 17,499 17,096 403 2.3% 3.2%
2024 13,964 13,540 424 3.0% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com